Heavy Drop in Customs Duties
LESS REVENUE FROM BEER. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington last month totalled £181,404 against £208,613 for April, 1930, a decrease of £27,209. For the four months this year the revenue was £817,079 against £980,640, a decrease of £163,561. The duty collected on motor spirit last month was £45,715 against £35,900 in April last year, an increase of £9815. The figures for the four months are £180,832 and £134,871 respectively, an increase of £45,961. Collections of tire tax last month totalled £2510 against £3138 for the corresponding month last year, a decrease of £628. For the four months a decrease of £1954 is recorded. The figures were £8989 and £10,943 respectively. Beer excise collections for April were £4904 against £5192, a decrease £2BB. For the four months the figures are £IB,IOO and £19,590, a decrease of £1490.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1931, Page 7
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